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Demand for these legal professionals is on the rise. Our 2024 in Review report shows that flexible legal staffing grew by double digits across all practice areas, with commercial and tech transactions being the most in demand in their area.

We serve legal departments across industries, including financial services,  healthcare, and real estate, helping general counsel and in-house lawyers quickly address urgent legal needs without committing to long-term hires. Our flexible legal staffing solutions are ideal for managing mergers, contract review, data privacy, and other evolving demands of legal operations teams.

Whether you need interim coverage, niche expertise in specific practice areas, or support during periods of high-volume legal work, we make legal resourcing simple, scalable, and cost-effective.

One solution, multiple applications

By partnering with Paragon, your organization gains access to a diverse network of top-tier legal talent, ensuring you have the right resources in place to meet evolving business challenges while optimizing both performance and cost-efficiency.

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Add immediate flex capacity during busy periods or workload spikes, and move Paragon attorneys between departments to meet ebbs and flows across the team.

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Fill in the gaps when employees are on leave, during hiring freezes, or while you search for the right full-time employee. Ensure your workload is covered, and maintain flexibility with resources.

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Strengthen your team with additional resources for specific projects, ensuring you have the right expertise and support for successful project completion.

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Transition an interim Paragon attorney into a permanent role, allowing you to evaluate their fit before making a long-term commitment or to help you scope a new role and build a business case for headcount.

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Embed an attorney with the specific expertise you need for particular projects, initiatives, or day-to-day work that doesn’t require a full-time hire.

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With Paragon, I can leverage the talent of a former general counsel who can step into a subject matter like privacy, employment or transactional support. They’ve been key to supporting our business in a way that’s allowed me to be nimble. I can utilize their talent for months, reassess my needs and not feel the pressure to make a rushed hire.

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When Does Flexible Legal Staffing Make the Most Sense?

In-house legal departments turn to flexible legal staffing for different reasons — but timing is key. Knowing when to bring in additional legal support can save your team time, money, and stress.

Common triggers include:

  • Employee leaves or departures. Maternity leave, sabbaticals, or sudden resignations often leave critical gaps.
  • Surges in transactional or regulatory workload. M&A activity, commercial contracting, and compliance reviews don’t wait.
  • Specialized legal expertise. Some matters demand niche experience not available internally.
  • Budgetary constraints. Flexible staffing avoids the overhead of permanent hires or high hourly rates from law firms.

By acting early, your legal team stays ahead of business needs while maintaining control over resourcing and spend.

Legal Talent Without the Long Ramp-Up

One of the biggest concerns when adding outside legal support is the time it takes to get someone up to speed. With Paragon, clients routinely report that our attorneys begin contributing quickly, often within days.

That’s because we focus on:

  • Experience. Our professionals are seasoned in-house counsel and former law firm attorneys with strong business judgment.
  • Preparation. Each engagement includes clear expectations, onboarding support, and alignment on goals.
  • Adaptability. Paragon selects attorneys for their ability to work independently while integrating smoothly into your systems and team culture.

When speed matters, Paragon’s legal talent delivers results — without the lag.

Building a Long-Term Flexible Legal Talent Strategy

While many legal departments use flexible legal staffing to address urgent needs, the most forward-thinking teams treat it as a long-term strategy. Having a trusted Alternative Legal Service Provider (ALSP) like Paragon on deck allows in-house leaders to anticipate demand and allocate resources with confidence.

Here’s how legal teams incorporate flexible talent into strategic planning:

  • Forecasting resource needs. General counsel can align talent with expected product launches, regulatory deadlines, or deal cycles.
  • Developing internal capabilities. Flexible staffing fills gaps while permanent team members build expertise or transition into new roles.
  • Improving budget predictability. Compared to unpredictable outside counsel billing, flexible engagements offer more clarity and control over legal expenses.

By integrating flexible talent into annual planning and budget cycles, legal departments can stay lean, agile, and fully aligned with business goals.

The Future of In-House Legal Work Is Hybrid and Flexible

As legal departments evolve, so does the way legal work gets done. Teams are increasingly distributed, cross-functional, and outcome-focused — and staffing models must reflect this shift.

Flexible legal talent fits seamlessly into today’s hybrid in-house model by:

  • Supporting virtual collaboration. Many Paragon attorneys work remotely, using your systems and tools to stay aligned with internal workflows.
  • Meeting changing expectations. In-house leaders are expected to deliver legal insights that drive business strategy, and flexible talent enables that by freeing up capacity.
  • Scaling without compromise. You don’t have to sacrifice quality or team cohesion to meet spikes in demand or expand into new areas.

The legal function is no longer just about risk management; it’s about delivering strategic value to the business. The right flexible staffing partner empowers you to do both.

What Sets Paragon Apart From Traditional Legal Staffing Agencies?

Unlike traditional staffing firms that focus on volume and speed, Paragon prioritizes quality, cultural fit, and long-term success, even for short-term engagements.

Here’s what makes our model different:

  • Selective recruiting. We rigorously vet attorneys for legal skill, business acumen, and adaptability to in-house environments.
  • Curated matching. Our intake process goes beyond job descriptions to understand your team’s working style and values.
  • End-to-end support. From onboarding through the full engagement, our client and attorney development teams stay involved.
  • Legal-only focus. We specialize exclusively in legal talent, no administrative or generalist placements.

We deliver more than resumes. We provide trusted professionals who hit the ground running.

Expert, Flexible Legal Talent You Can Rely On

At Paragon, providing flexible, on-demand legal talent is our core focus. With extensive experience in both law and the legal talent industry, our team understands the unique needs and challenges faced by legal departments. We’re dedicated to delivering agile, high-quality counsel solutions that empower your team to achieve its goals with confidence.

Our Approach
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    Frequently Asked Questions About Flexible Legal Talent

    Explore answers to the most common questions about working with flexible legal talent. Learn how Paragon’s approach compares to traditional law firms, what types of legal services we support, and how we pair top-tier attorneys and paralegals with in-house teams.

    Alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) offer cost-effective, scalable solutions for in-house legal teams. Paragon is a leading ALSP that helps legal departments manage overflow work, short-term staffing needs, or specialized projects without the costs associated with big law firms or full-time hires.

    Use an ALSP when you need:

    • Contract review or document-heavy support
    • Legal operations guidance or process efficiency improvements
    • Temporary legal talent to cover employee leaves or support high-volume workloads

    Ready to experience a flexible legal staffing solution tailored to your needs? Contact us today to connect with proven legal talent.

    As business needs evolve, so do your legal requirements. Workloads shift, roles adapt, and specialized legal support may be needed, often at a moment’s notice. Paragon provides the flexible legal talent your department needs to remain agile, delivering highly skilled professionals precisely when you need them.

    Our on-demand model offers a strategic alternative that’s:

    • More sustainable than overburdening your existing in-house team with additional responsibilities
    • More flexible than committing to full-time or part-time hires, allowing you to scale resources up or down
    • More cost-effective than relying solely on external law firms, ensuring quality without excessive costs

    It starts with a conversation between you and the Paragon client team. We’ll do a thorough intake to understand your legal needs and what you’re looking for in a candidate. Then, our recruiting team will begin engaging our talent pool of experienced legal professionals. 

    You’ll receive a curated list of resumes, and then we’ll schedule interviews with the candidates you’re most interested in. Once you make a selection, we’ll support onboarding so your attorney can start contributing right away.

    Your Paragon attorney will quickly integrate into your in-house team, adapting to your internal systems and workflows. We provide guidance to both parties on success factors and engagement expectations. Your legal department can train the attorney on your processes, risk tolerance, and tools.

    In addition to your attorney, you’ll have a dedicated Project Success team supporting your engagement, which includes a client development associate who will be your main point of contact and an attorney development associate supporting your Paragon attorney with feedback, coaching, and issue resolution.

    Our placement process moves fast, often within days. After your initial consultation, we begin matching your needs with our network of experienced attorneys. In many cases, we present qualified candidates within 48 – 72 hours. Once you’ve selected someone, we handle onboarding to ensure they’re integrated and contributing quickly. Our goal is to minimize disruption and maximize speed without sacrificing quality or fit.

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